Antoniotto Adorno
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| 6th Lifetime Doge of the Republic of Genoa | |
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In office June 17, 1378 – June 17, 1378 |
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| Preceded by | Domenico di Campofregoso |
| Succeeded by | Nicolò Guarco |
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In office June 15, 1384 – August 3, 1390 |
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| Preceded by | Leonardo Montaldo |
| Succeeded by | Giacomo Fregoso |
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In office April 6, 1391 – June 16, 1392 |
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| Preceded by | Giacomo Fregoso |
| Succeeded by | Antoniotto di Montaldo |
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In office September 3, 1394 – November 27, 1396 |
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| Preceded by | Antonio Guarco |
| Succeeded by | position temporarily vacant |
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| Born | 1340 Genoa, Italy |
| Died | June 5, 1398 Finale Ligure, Italy |
The Most Serene Prince Antoniotto Adorno (1340 – Finale Ligure, 1398) was the 6th doge of the Republic of Genoa and rose four times to this supposedly lifelong position.
Antoniotto was the son of Adornino Adorno and Nicolosia della Rocca. Like most the previous doges, Antoniotto was a merchant by trade; he was also reputed to be well-versed in law and literature and he is known to have pleaded at least in one case as an attorney. He began his political career as the governor (vicar) of Chivari in the early 1370s. In 1373, he took part in the successful invasion of the kingdom of Cyprus aboard his own private galley.
On June 17, 1378, his partisans stormed the dogal palace and forced Domenico di Campofregoso to relinquish his position. Antonietto was elected doge by popular acclamation but, the same evening, his co-conspirator, Nicolò Guarco compelled him to resign and became the new doge in his place. Antoniotto had to leave the city and find refuge at the court of the Viscontis of Milan, sworn enemies of the Republic.
He remained in exile in Savona until April 1383. Once he had returned to Genoa, he quickly started to conspire to oust doge Guarcò. The same year he managed to force his former accomplice out of office but he failed to win the ensuing elections; he was, however, allowed to remain in Genoa and entered the council of the Ancients. On June 15, 1384, at the death of doge Leonardo Montaldo, Antonietto was finally elected doge. One of his first decisions was to have Niccolò Guarco imprisoned in Lerici.
On the diplomatic stage Antoniotto Adorno pursued a strategy of appeasement in accord with the mercantile interests of the city. He gave refuge to the controversial pope Urban VI in 1386, and the following year he obtained a peace treaty with the Aragonese king and mounted with him an assault against Barbary raiders under the command of his brother, Raffaele. In June 1388, the Christian fleet conquered Jerba and in 1390 another expedition benefiting from French and English support was launched against Mahdia. After over a year of siege, the doge and the sultan of Tunis came to terms and the latter agreed to stop offensive actions against Genoese trade.
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